High gastric ulcer after Nissen fundoplication. 1979

B A Scobie

Three of 100 patients who underwent Nissen fundoplication developed gastric ulcers, all high on the lesser curve. Two patients presented one year after, and the third seven years after fundoplication. All healed with medical therapy, but a relapse in one patient necessitated partial gastrectomy. The pathogenesis, is not known, but vascular factors may be relevant. Patients complaining of epigastric pain after fundoplication require careful endoscopic examination for ulcer, especially near the cardia, since this may be a site of predilection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004942 Esophagitis, Peptic INFLAMMATION of the ESOPHAGUS that is caused by the reflux of GASTRIC JUICE with contents of the STOMACH and DUODENUM. Esophagitis, Reflux,Esophagitides, Peptic,Esophagitides, Reflux,Peptic Esophagitides,Peptic Esophagitis,Reflux Esophagitides,Reflux Esophagitis
D004947 Esophagus The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013270 Stomach An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM. Stomachs
D013276 Stomach Ulcer Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Gastric Ulcer,Gastric Ulcers,Stomach Ulcers,Ulcer, Gastric,Ulcer, Stomach,Ulcers, Gastric,Ulcers, Stomach

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